Jesus fulfilled the pupose of the Father at the cross! Keep your eyes upon your redeemer!
Jesus' Purpose Fulfilled In Us
Revelation 1:3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near. 4 John, to the seven churches which are in Asia : Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, 6 and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Some of the greatest promises of God are unveiled at the beginning of Revelations. The heart of this Bible study is not studying the book of Revelation; however let it be said this is the only book of the Bible with a promise for a blessing upon the reading of the book. So many times we see the word grace and look at it as a popular word of greeting in the New Testament. However the covenant Jesus brings is the covenant of grace and truth. Grace is the divine influence upon the heart; it is so much more than divine favor. Jesus has brought us grace and peace. Peace is oneness with God. Jesus came and accomplished the will of the Father; this work is our blessing indeed. Jesus loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood. The blood of Jesus is the most valuable commodity on earth. Jesus has always been the lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world. In fact, He is the Lamb that was slain before the foundation of the world. By the power of the blood of Jesus we have been made kings and priest to God the Father. Yes, some of the greatest promises unveiled are in the opening verses of the book of Revelation.
Philippians 2:5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, 7 but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. 9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, 11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Because Jesus became obedient to the point of death at the cross, He has become highly exalted and given a name above every name. Every knee will bow to the name of Jesus. Our victory was secured by the death of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I confess that Jesus Christ is my Lord. I write it often, what you think of Jesus Christ determines your destiny.
Isaiah 53:4 Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. 5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.
Jesus is the great sin bearer! It was our transgression, our iniquities, and our punishment that brought the wounds, bruises, and stripes upon our Lord. Our wholeness comes from His grief. You have the right to trade your sorrows for the joy of the Lord! Based upon the authority of the word of God you can walk in the abundant life the Savior provided.
Isaiah 53:10 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief. When You make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, And the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in His hand. 11 He shall see the labor of His soul, and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant shall justify many, For He shall bear their iniquities.
God was pleased by the labor of Jesus soul; He knew His purpose would be fulfilled by bringing many souls to His kingdom. Jesus is the one who brought us the opportunity to have justification. Justification is losing the guilt and shame of sin and being made right with God through faith in Jesus Christ.
Isaiah 53:12 Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great, And He shall divide the spoil with the strong, Because He poured out His soul unto death, And He was numbered with the transgressors, And He bore the sin of many, And made intercession for the transgressors.
I love this verse! After Jesus bore our sin his job was not finished He became the great intercessor! Jesus the intercessor!
Ephesians 2:14 For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, 15 having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, 16 and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity.
Jesus is our peace! Jesus has abolished the enmity that was against us. Through the cross Jesus put to death the enmity between God and man. Jesus is the reconciler between God and man. Jesus is our great mediator!
Colossians 2:13 And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, 14 having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. 15 Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it. 16 So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths, 17 which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ.
Look what the Lord has done! He made us alive when we were dead in our sins. Jesus has wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us. Jesus has taken it out of the way nailing it the cross. In the cross be our glory ever. Oh the power of the cross. Jesus Christ is the substance of everything the law shadowed. Christ is the fulfillment we needed. Our victory has been won exclusively through Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 1:21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. 22 For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom; 23 but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness,
Jesus Crucified is the exclusive way to salvation and those not preaching it should be called accursed.
1 Corinthians 2:1 And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God. 2 For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
Paul was determined not to know anything except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. His crucifixion is the exclusive way one can be joined back to God. Jesus purchased our freedom from sin.
Romans 6:6 knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. 7 For he who has died has been freed from sin.
Our old man (sin nature if you will) was crucified with Jesus. Jesus came to set us free from the slavery of sin. He who has died has been freed from sin.
Luke 14:26 "If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. 27 "And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.
Salvation is a complete surrender to the Lordship of Jesus Christ; Jesus set the standard high. True salvation denies self and follows Jesus fully.
Galatians 2:20 "I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
Oh the depth of the sacrifice; now Christ lives in me! How powerful is the plan of salvation!
Galatians 6:14 But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
Is it any wonder that God calls us to make our boast in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ!
1 Corinthians 1:17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect. 18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
Many people put their focus upon the wrong thing; the word narrows the focus down to the most essential element. The message of the cross is exclusively where victory over sin lies!
Colossians 1:19 For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, 20 and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross. 21 And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled 22 in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight;
Peace has been made through the blood of His cross! It is through the body of His flesh in death enabled Him to present us holy blameless and above reproach! Oh the depth of the sacrifice of Jesus!
Colossians 1:23 if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister.
Do not be moved from Jesus Christ and the accomplishment of the cross. Let the object of your faith ever be Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
Hebrews 12:2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls. 4 You have not yet resisted to bloodshed, striving against sin.
You have not yet resisted to bloodshed, striving against sin; Jesus did it for you. Turn your eyes upon Him! He alone is the author and finisher of our faith. His purpose fulfilled is your victory!
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